Police from at least four law enforcement agencies went to the scene, where Silas was found dead inside the home, Campbell said. The suspect, meanwhile, was found by police at a hospital in Decatur.... One death in the line of service is too many.” “ The hearts and thoughts of every AFSCME member are with Deidre’s loved ones, especially her children, in the wake of their profound and senseless loss, ” Lynch also said. Gov.... J.B. Pritzker also praised Silas as “ a hero, taken from us in the l

-old man and the toddler were getting into a car in the 8400 block of South Sangamon Street when

Grayson worked at the Logan County Sheriff’s Office full time from May 2022 until he resigned in April 2023.... A “ female jailor ” then took the woman “ into the jail ” to attempt to remove the narcotics, according to the former deputy.“ In conclusion of this I was never in physical contact with[ name extracted by ABC News], ” Grayson stated.... He paid over$ 1, 320 in fines and had his vehicle impounded as a result of the 2015 incident....

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for January 6 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... They were in protective custody on Wednesday.... " There is no higher calling than the work to keep children and families safe and Deidre lived that value every single day." The Associated Press contributed to this report....

You got an accuracy violation for policy.... He pleaded guilty to both charges and paid over$ 1, 320 in fines and had his vehicle impounded as a result of the 2015 incident.... In 2016, Grayson paid over$ 2, 400 in fines, according to court records. Documents obtained by ABC News from Logan state that Grayson resigned in April 2023....

A man was taken to the hospital in ‘traumatic arrest’ after exchanging gunfire with Cook County sheriff’s deputies in the South Shore neighborhood Wednesday, authorities said. The exchange of gunfire occurred while deputies were tracking a person on electronic monitoring, who they encountered in the 7400 block of South Yates around 6: 45 p.m., police said. Paramedics took the person shot, a man in his 30s, to the University of Chicago Medical Center in “ traumatic arrest, ” Chicago Fire Departme

“ She called for help and we failed.... “ If I do need help, I should be able to call the police.... Sonya’s tragic death has sparked an outrage in me as a single Black woman who was raised by a Black woman and having many other Black women raise me.” Helmer’s comments also were met with applause and some cheers from community members.“ I asked Ms....

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday vowed to hold accountable anyone who was responsible for last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, whether they were physically there or not.In a speech to Justice Department employees, Garland said prosecutors remained “ committed to holding all January 6th perpetrators, at any level, accountable under law.” Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, Wednesday, Jan.... 5, 2022, in advance of

She loved her friends and family fiercely.... She loved playing soccer, basketball, and doing gymnastics.... The cause of the crash remains under investigation, but police said it didn't appear to be targeted. Akers--who was the only person in the vehicle--wasn't hurt, police said." I cannot gather the words to express much of anything that will make sense in print," Loftus said in a statement....

Cannabis license applicants and Illinois officials are scrambling to change a court order after a judge prohibited the state from issuing up to 60 new craft grower licenses that were due out by Dec.... 2, 2020, Jasmine Turner, a social equity applicant with The Majority-Minority Group, submitted her cannabis license application with other social equity applicants at the Thompson Center in Chicago.... 21, as required by state law.“ There’s a deadline people have relied upon that needs to be res